Price gains on equities drive growth in Dutch investment funds
(WorldNews Netherlands)

In the first quarter of 2017, assets managed by Dutch investment funds rose by EUR 11.6 billion (1.4%), to reach an all-time record of EUR 839 billion in assets under management (see Chart 1). The increase was most prominent among equity funds, which grew EUR 10.8 billion (3.7%) to reach EUR 306 billion. The `other funds` category, which includes mortgage funds, hedge funds and commodity funds, expanded by EUR 4.0 billion (2.6%) to EUR 159 billion. By contrast, bond...